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  Covent Garden Restaurants, London restaurant & restaurants in central London for dinner, lunch & restaurant ...
Covent Garden Restaurants is central to London's most important dining, entertainment and shopping hot spot with millions of visitors coming to Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square each year to enjoy some of the best shops, restaurants, bars, hotels, theatres and attractions anywhere on the planet.
Covent Garden Restaurants offers an incredible diversity of amazing venues to satisfy the ever-changing tastes of all who live in, work from or visit Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square and offer ideal destinations for breakfast, lunch, early evening, dinner and late night.
Covent Garden Restaurants' bars, restaurants and clubs boast a wide variety of popular menus, amazing cocktails, private dining rooms, eclectic dance floors, luxurious VIP bars and a team of people who will make you feel comfortable when you contact and visit our venues, whatever the occasion.
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  Covent Garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Covent Garden is a district in central London and within the easterly bounds of the City of Westminster.
Covent Garden Piazza is located in the geographical centre of the area and was the site of a flower, fruit and vegetable market from the 1500s until 1974, when the wholesale market relocated to New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms.
The modern-day Covent Garden has its roots in the early seventeenth century when land ("the Convent's Garden") was redeveloped by Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford.
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 Encyclopedia: Covent Garden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Covent Garden is a London Underground station in Covent Garden.
Covent Garden station is one of the few stations in Central London for which platform access is only by lift or stairs.
Covent Garden is only 260 metres (290 yards) from Leicester Square station, the shortest distance between two adjacent stations on the Underground network.
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 Learn more about Covent Garden in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Covent Garden is an area of central London most noted for its flower, fruit and vegetable market (now moved to Nine Elms) and the Royal Opera House.
Forty acres, known as "le Covent Garden" plus "the long acre", were granted by royal patent in perpetuity to John Baron Russell, the first Earl of Bedford.
The modern-day Covent Garden has its roots in the early seventeenth century when land ("the Convent's Garden") was redeveloped by the 4th Earl of Bedford.
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 London/Covent Garden - Wikitravel
Covent Garden is an important part of the West End of central London, one of the main shopping and entertainment districts of the English capital and hugely popular with visitors, who swarm to its shops, bars and restaurants, especially at weekends.
Covent Garden incorporates much of London's Theatreland in the West End; it also forms a smaller extension to London's gay village that is centred on the neighbouring district of Soho.
Covent Garden proper is an extensive area of high density building and narrow streets, officially bounded by High Holborn and New Oxford Street to the north, by the Kingsway to the east, by the Strand to the south and by Charing Cross Road to the west.
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 Covent Garden property for sale and to rent, Covent Garden, London WC2
Covent Garden is the only area in London licensed for street entertainment and the Italian-style piazza is the best spot to catch a glimpse at jugglers, mime artists, variety acts and musicians from the world over.
Covent Garden is in the borough of Westminster and is loosely bordered by Charing Cross Road to the west, New Oxford Street to the north, Kingsway to the east and The Strand to the south.
Covent Garden tube station can be heavily congested and is best avoided during weekends, but there are a number of London Underground stations nearby from which to enter Covent Garden.
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 Covent Garden, London WC2: tourist information from TourUK
The name Covent Garden is a corruption of the 'convent garden' of the Abbey of St Paul which supplied Westminster Abbey with produce.
Covent Garden's covered central market for the fruit and vegetable wholesalers was designed by Charles Fowler and completed in 1830.
Covent Garden, one of London's few extensive pedestrianised public spaces, is noted for its many street entertainers, continuing a long tradition - Samuel Pepys described a Punch and Judy show he'd seen under the portico of St Paul's church in 1662.
www.touruk.co.uk /london_squares/coventgarden_square1.htm   (621 words)

  
 Covent Garden - London
Covent Garden is an Italian-style piazza packed with restaurants, bars and fashionable boutiques.
Covent Garden is the only area of London licensed for street entertainment and as such attracts performers from around the world.
For an insight into the life of a Covent Garden street entertainer, we asked for a first-hand account of what it takes to perform on that famous piazza.
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 Covent Garden Hotel London, Covent Garden Hotel in London - London hotels up to 75% off- EasyToBook
The junior suites of the Covent Garden London Hotel are equipped with a king size bed, personal safe, 2 line telephone, modem point, voice mail, large writing desk, safe, cellular telephone, minibar, CD player and VCR.
Covent Garden London Hotel has the largest 4 poster bed in London that measures 8’x 8’.
Reservations for Covent Garden Hotel have to be cancelled 48 hours before arrival date Please take into account that the date of arrival starts at 0.00 am (CET.) Every booked room which is not cancelled in time, will be billed at a cost equivalent to the rate of the first night.
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 Covent Garden London - Online Magazine: Events, Food&Drink, Shopping, Entertainment, Fashion, History, Map and ...
Covent Garden gets its name because it is built on the land of an ancient Bene- dictine convent.
This Spanish restaurant is another gem, so much so that co-reviewer Louis McMillan (Chairman of the Covent Garden Restaurant Association) changed his weekend plans to return here with friends.
The Way Forward for Covent Garden is the annual business event for those who work, live or have an interest in the area to come together to discuss issues affecting them.
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 COVENT GARDEN | a guide to hotels, attractions and theatres in Covent Garden
Covent Garden is one of the West End of Londons top cultural tourist attractions and is the home of the Royal Opera House.
William Terriss, a famous actor of the late 19th century, was murdered outside the Adelphi Theatres´ stage door and is said to haunt Covent Garden underground station.
The undergound station at Covent Garden is located 100 metres from the Piazza on Longacre is is in Zone 1.
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 AllRefer.com - Covent Garden (British And Irish Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
Covent Garden[kuv´unt] Pronunciation Key, area in London historically containing the city's principal fruit and garden market and the Royal Opera House.
The market was established in 1671 by Charles II on the site of the abbot of Westminster's convent garden, from which the area's name is derived.
Since then, Covent Garden has renovated old market buildings and become a popular shopping area, with many individual stores and stalls that sell high-quality goods.
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 Histories of 'Covent Garden Market'
Covent Garden derives its name from an old medieval Benedictine Convent Garden or pasture land of the Convent of St Peter at Westminster.
Indeed it was this disgust and fear of crime and its threat that prompted the middle and upper classes to form vigilante groups and militias which were the direct precursors to the Metropolitan Police formed in1829.
Covent Garden market was for more than 300 years the principal fruit, flower and vegetable market in London.
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 Covent Garden - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Covent Garden - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Covent Garden, theater in London, England, and the square in which it is located.
The theater, officially called the Royal Opera House, is the...
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 Covent Garden on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
COVENT GARDEN [Covent Garden], area in London historically containing the city's principal fruit and garden market and the Royal Opera House.
Covent Garden, the Untold Story: Dispatches from the English Culture War, 1945-2000.
Produce and protection: Covent Garden Market, the socioeconomic elite, and the downtown core in London, Ontario, 1843-1915.
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 Covent Garden Grill - Grill restaurant in Covent Garden & Theatreland
Amidst the high prices of Covent Garden's bars and restaurants you will find that there is a welcome difference when you visit the new Covent Garden Grill on Henrietta Street, with its stunning, original and modern decor and an exciting grill menu it is already setting new standards for the Covent Garden area.
Covent Garden Grill is certainly fashionable, yet the atmosphere is entirely without pretension and it is this which gives the place its unique character.
Starters include beef carpaccio, dressed crab and soups like roast tomato and basil or green pea and mint; whilst their desserts such as lime and chilli pannacotta with passion fruit coulis or rhubarb crème brûlée are hard to resist.
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 Covent Garden Events
The Covent Garden Piazza and market are packed all year round, with regular festivals, concerts and other activities.
Alongside Covent Garden events, we also list the major exhibitions, festivals, and displays throughout London.
The Four Palace Pass includes one admission each to the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace and Gardens, Kensington Palace and the Banqueting House, Whitehall.
www.coventgardenlife.com /events/events_covent_garden.htm   (1871 words)

  
 Strand Covent Garden and Holborn London Hotels - book a central london hotel for less
If you want to be near london's theatre district, trafalgar square, the national gallery, whitehall, buckingham palace and the houses of parliament, we offer the widest choice of hotels and can help you book them at the lowest prices.
We also tell you about the most popular strand, covent garden and holborn hotels, plus (to give you the widest choice and the best prices) about hotels in the surrounding london boroughs.
For Strand / Covent Garden / Holborn hotels click on the arrow at the end of the 'all london' box and select 'central - strand / covent garden / holborn' and enter your dates for details on up to 20 hotels and apartments in the area with rooms from £50 a night.
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 Covent Garden markets in london theater pubs
In the 13th century the district of Covent Gardens was tilled by monks as an orchard and vegetable plot.
Nowadays, Covent Gardens is bustling with activity no matter what time of year and has become a magnet for tourists.
Covent Gardens is mainly pedestrianised so you don't have to worry about cars, buses and taxis but the crowds can get quite large, especially during the summer.
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 Self-catering holiday cottages and holiday accommodation in London near Covent Garden
Covent Garden is one of the liveliest areas of London, both during the day and evening.
If you're an opera buff then you may wish to experience a performance at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, where it's possible to take a backstage tour.
From Covent Garden it's easy to get to other parts of London, either by underground or on foot.
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 Covent Garden - MSN Encarta
The theater, officially called the Royal Opera House, is the principal London theater for opera and ballet.
The Covent Garden square was originally part of a convent vegetable garden; it was laid out as a market in 1632 by English architect Inigo Jones, with neoclassical arcades enclosing stalls in which fruit, vegetables, and flowers were sold.
In 1974 the stalls were moved to a site near Vauxhall Bridge.
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 Covent Garden Market
Covent Garden Market has become one of London's premier tourist attractions and is famous for its past history as well as the current transformation into a showcase for a vibrant modern London.
The older generation of Londoners (including myself) still remember Covent Garden as the largest fruit and vegetable market in England.
This recent history of Covent Garden began in the 1630's when land formerly belonging to Westminster Abbey, the 'Convent Garden' was developed by the 4th Earl of Bedford, in what was then the the first experiment in London, of town planning and the creation of the first public square in the country.
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 Covent Garden London
Famous for its street entertainers and lively atmosphere, Covent Garden is an essential place to go for anyone visiting London.
Covent Garden is home to many interesting shops and restaurants, making it a great place to spend a couple of hours over lunch.
Covent Garden is always full of people, but the weekends are especially busy, with the craft market and all the street performers.
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 Technorati Tag: Covent Garden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 Pepys' Diary: Covent Garden
[Covent Garden] was then the scene of the first experiment in London of town planning, and the creation of the first public square in the country.
It was the work of three men - the Earl of Bedford the developer, Charles I, who gave his strong support to the scheme, and Inigo Jones the most important architect of the day.
Covent Garden was generally festooned with paintings although I wonder what sort of picture Sam sees here.
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